Govindachamy, convict in the Soumya murder case. Onmanorama/File photoNew Delhi: In a surprising development in the Soumya murder case that shocked Kerala, the Supreme Court Thursday slammed the prosecution for not presenting enough evidence against Govindachamy, the death row convict in the case.
The prosecution should convince the bench that the accused had indeed committed the murder, the court said.
There is no place for guesswork in the court, the bench said.
The top court also asked for evidence to prove the charge that Govindachamy pushed Soumya off the train to the railway tracks.
The prosecution failed to give a satisfactory explanation to the court, Manorama News reported.
However, the apex court stated that it is proven before the bench that Soumya was raped.
Reacting to the development, a weeping Sumathi, mother of Soumya, said that it is painful to know that she is delayed justice in the Supreme Court.
"Who is arguing the case for such a cruel man?," a crying Sumathi asked while speaking to Manorama News.
The Kerala High Court had in 2013 confirmed the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy by a fast track Court for brutally raping and murdering Soumya, a 23-year-old woman, after pushing her out of a moving train on February 1, 2011.
The prosecution case was that Gonvidachamy had pushed Soumya out of the compartment of the Ernakulam-Shoranur passenger train on Feb. 1 after trying to rob her. He then raped the seriously injured woman, who died on Feb. 6, 2011.
The women's compartment did not have any police guard when the crime took place.
The prosecution had also pointed out that Govindachamy, a native of Tamil Nadu, had already been convicted in eight cases in that state.lice guard, when Chamiya molested her.
Soumya was allegedly thrown off the moving train by Govindachamy, who also jumped off. He then hit her head with a stone and raped her. Later, she was found in an unconscious state near the track at Vettikkattiri near Cheruthururthy at 9.30 pm, after a guard informed the Railway Police about seeing saw someone falling off a moving train. Soumya breathed her last Feb 6.
(With agency inputs)
